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So Charming! The Best Guide To DIY Charm Bracelets

So Charming! The Best Guide To DIY Charm Bracelets Charm bracelets are making a come back this year, so it’s only right that you need one! Here’s the only guide you’ll need to read on making your own! Did you know that charm bracelets have been a part of our culture since 600 BC? Despite this […]

7 Jewelry Making Supplies You Can’t Go Without

7 Jewelry Making Supplies You Can’t Go Without Are you making your own jewelry? Not without these tools! Here are the 7 jewelry making supplies that you simply can not go without! Humans have been making jewelry for a long time. A really long time. Some scientists believe that even the Neanderthals were making jewelry as long […]

True Friends: Best Beads to Use When Making a Friendship Bracelet

True Friends: Best Beads to Use When Making a Friendship Bracelet Are you and your friends making friendship bracelets for one another? The you won’t want to miss out on this guide on the best beads to use! It’s been a long year. Whether you’re working 16-hour shifts at an overcrowded hospital, your 9-5 has […]

Winners #DIYchallenge – Decorate your face mask!

We love Halloween at Cousin DIY, so much, that we actually are doing a costume contest every year. This year since the current situation doesn’t allow us to do that, we’ve decided to organize a mask contest! Thank you for being so active and sharing your amazing designs with the community every week. This week, […]

Pearl Knotting Masterclass

Pearl knotting is the practice of tying knots between the pearls strung in a necklace. Next time you are looking at a pearl strand, take a closer look at the cord. Chances are you will see knots between the pearls on it. One of the reasons to knot pearls is to keep all of them […]

Winners #DIYchallenge – Day of the Dead

Halloween is coming up so October prompt are getting spookier and spookier… This week’s #DIYchallenge, Dead of the dead, really inspired you as we got so many amazing projects! Thank you for being so active and sharing your amazing designs with the community every week. This week, our winners are: Chicogal Maulik We’ve just had […]

Winners #DIYchallenge – Galaxy

Look up to the stars and get inspired for this week’s #DIYchallenge: Galaxy. We loved all of your designs but we had to choose our winners. Thank you for being so active and sharing your amazing designs with the community every week. This week, our winners are: Hilary Vandyke DIY CHALLENGE galaxy ✨? This is […]

Winners #DIYchallenge – Pumpkin

We can’t miss them anymore, they are everywhere: PUMPKIN. We loved all of your designs but we had to choose a winner. This week, our winners are: Cynthia Price Rawlins DIY CHALLENGE Pumpkin – This fabulous gift set showcases a neutral fall palette. The light tan jade pairs well with stripped agate, aventurine, faceted jade […]

Winners #DIYchallenge – Gemstones

We got so many submissions for this week challenge, it was hard to choose winners. It’s also fun to start to see fall design! This week, our winners are: Sabrina Pandergrass For this beautiful amazonite necklace and so much more projects as the majority of her business is gemstones (See FB group). Arlene Rinehart With […]

Winners #DIYchallenge – New Beginnings

We got so many submissions for this week challenge, it was hard to choose winners. It’s also fun to start to see fall design! This week, our winners are: Gale Alexander Her first #DIYchallenge entry, a beautiful necklace featuring a combinaison of beads matching perfectly our color palette! Melissa Martinez This is definitely a statement […]

Winners #DIYchallenge – Fall is coming

Can’t you believe it’s already september? We got so many submissions for this week project, it was hard to choose winners. It’s also fun to start to see less summery design! This week, our winners are: Kaylyn Sweitzer Her first #DIYchallenge entry, a fall-themed necklace! “I’ve had this pendant for probably 15 years or so, […]

Winners #DIYchallenge – Italy

This week’s challenge was very special to us because Italy is a very special place for some of our design membbers so it was heart-warming for us to see so much creativity and effort put in each and every one of your projects ? Our community is growing every week and we are so excited […]

Winners #DIYchallenge – Flamingo

This week’s challenge was very special to us because we are big fan of flamingos so it was heart-warming for us to see so much creativity and effort put in each and every one of your projects ? Our community is growing every week and we are so excited about what the #DIYchallenge has become: […]

Winners #DIYchallenge Waterfall

So many inspiring projects were submitted submissions for this week’s challenge! It was delightful to see you different versions of the waterfall. You can find more inspiration for this prompt in our Pinterest Board along with our favorite projects: https://www.pinterest.com/CousinDIY/roadtrip/ This week, our winners are: Claudia Schwartz Her take on waterfall was a beautiful memory […]

Winners #DIYchallenge – Road Trip

So many submissions for this week’s challenge! Got to admit, you made us travel through your creativity, and for that, we want to thank you! You can find more inspiration for this prompt in our Pinterest Board along with our favorite projects: https://www.pinterest.com/CousinDIY/roadtrip/ This week, our winners are: Sandra Ray Her first time entering the […]